Ford patents bike that is made from car parts

Date Posted: 15 November 2016

Ford has designed a bicycle that can be stored within the body of your vehicle. The bike will be made up of components that can be found within your vehicle, such as the spare wheel that will be split into two bicycle wheels, the car jack that will make up the pedals and the headrest which will be used as the seat.

This innovative, forward-thinking design by Ford has been patented. The design has been specifically created to help motorists living in busy cities, where parking can be difficult, to get around. The bike could also provide an emergency mode of transport for motorist, if they were to run out of petrol.

The patent reads: 'The bicycle includes components that can also be used in a vehicles such as a car, truck or sports utility vehicle'. The patent then goes on to detail how some of the various car components could have dual uses, preventing the car from being weighed down by heavy bicycle parts.

In 2013 Ford announced it had signed a deal with folding bicycle maker Dahon. Perhaps the two firms will be working closely to create the world's first interchangeable mode of transport, in the form of a car and bicycle. One thing's for sure - We can certainly expect exciting things from Ford in 2015.

Monday - Friday	{{weekdays}}
Saturday	{{saturday}}
Sunday	{{sunday}}

Monday	{{monday}}
Tuesday	{{tuesday}}
Wednesday	{{wednesday}}
Thursday	{{thursday}}
Friday	{{friday}}
Saturday	{{saturday}}
Sunday	{{sunday}}

Ford patents bike that is made from car parts

Related Articles

Related Articles

Financial Conduct Authority

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

Mandatory attributes :

Optional attributes :

Example:

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{headline}}

Share this page

{{tab}}

{{title}}

From {{ prefix }}{{ price }}

{{ make }} {{ model }} {{ version }}

{{dataValue}} {{dataUnit}}

{{dataTitle}}

{{dataValue}} {{dataUnit}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

Used Car Shortlist

{{car.manufacturer}} {{car.model}}

{{car.version}}

{{ title }}

{{manufacturer}} {{model}}

{{dataTitle}}

{{dataValue}} {{dataUnit}}

{{dataTitle}}

{{category.replace(/([A-Z])/g, ' $1').trim()}}

From £{{price}} or £{{monthlyPrice ? monthlyPrice : 'POA'}} p/m

Select your model

Specifications

£{{store.cw.litRegularPayment}}